Position Summary:
Home Visitors conduct routine family home visits and facilitate positive relationships between parent and child by providing high-quality early childhood educational activities, parenting education, health, mental wellness, nutrition, and family support services.
Essential Functions:
- Facilitate the growth in the relationship between the parent and child to develop a strong social/emotional foundation and positive attachment
- Support families’ learning about early childhood learning and the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of their child, and support parents as they plan activities and identify goals. Provide community resources as appropriate.
- Complete initial and ongoing child screenings and assessments to meet requirements as well as tailor curricula, select relevant health education, set child goals and screen for potential developmental delays.
- Complete initial and ongoing family screenings and assessments to meet requirements as well as select appropriate community resources, set family goals, and screen for emergent family needs. Discuss any identified concerns with parents, Home Visiting Supervisor, relevant members of the EHS Support Team, and/or Early Intervention providers or DLEC consultants.
- In partnership with families and support team, use screenings, assessments, curricula, and input to provide families with prenatal and early childhood education, in connection to consultants and community resources when appropriate.
- Utilize each family’s home as a learning environment: identify materials and space in the home which can be used to create toys and games to develop intentional learning opportunities, involving the entire family when possible.
- Support and encourage families to promote development of home language, culture and child's sense of self.
- Maintain updated files, documentation on individual children and families following program requirements and maintain tracking, documentation and confidentiality according to program standards.
- Promote, develop, and facilitate group socialization events. Promote involvement with Policy Council and other governance committees. Support family social engagement including parent meeting nights, Play & Learn groups, family story time at the library and other community activities.
- Stay up to date with agency’s communications, policies, procedures, and community engagement.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Participate and follow up as necessary in regular supervision meetings and staffing to maintain team coordination and cohesion with DLEC colleagues, consultants, and community partners.
- Attend Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings in coordination with parents as a member of the Special Services team. Develop activities with input and support from the Special Services team in partnership with the family.
- Assist in the recruitment and engagement of families by conducting outreach with an emphasis on underserved linguistically isolated communities.
- Attend local meetings in order to maintain awareness of community services and referral processes and maintain working knowledge of Home Visiting field.
- Maintain a professional level of confidentiality with regards to children, families, and staff.
Qualifications:
- CDA, A.A. or B.A required, with a focus on Child Development, Early Childhood Education or related field.
- Minimum one year of professional experience working with children and families.
- Knowledge of child development and appreciation of the family’s social, economic, and cultural background.
- Ability to build and maintain a collaborative partnership with parents based on mutual trust.
- Computer proficiency required, including familiarity with data entry.
- Fluent in English (writing and speaking). Bilingual in Amharic, Tigrinya, Cantonese, or Spanish preferred.
- Valid Washington State Driver’s License and daily access to a personal, legally licensed vehicle with proof of current automobile insurance or another reliable source of transportation.
Pay Range: $28.89 - $33.18 hourly
Benefits:
As a Denise Louie Education Center team member, you may receive some or all of the following employee benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, and options for supplemental Insurance coverage. Team members are eligible to participate in the company 401(k) plan, which offers a non-elective employer contribution after an introductory period. In addition, eligible full-time and part-time employees will accrue up to 18 days of PTO, thirteen paid holidays, and one personal holiday annually.
Additional compensation may come in the form of tuition reimbursement, hiring, retention, longevity, referral, or special assignment bonuses, subject to budgetary limitations. Please visit our career page for more information on our current benefit offerings.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
While performing the duties of this job, the Home Visitor is regularly required to kneel, bend, crouch, and sit on the floor for prolonged periods. Must also be able to walk, stand, balance, speak clearly, and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is regularly required to use fingers, hands, and arms. Frequent local travel to client homes is required.
The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The working conditions are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Immunization Policy: All staff must have MMR and COVID-19 vaccinations at the time of hire. A medical or religious exemption may be requested. If approved, weekly testing will be required.
